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Is it a list or a sentence?

Here's a fun one: connect fragmentary lists to their introductory clause by using a colon (never a semi-colon), a dash, or an introductory phrase: for example, such as, including, and so on.

We had three things on our mind as we drove to the Ian Dury concert--sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll.

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